compulsion powers · the boys in the woods · manipulative · possessive · stockholm syndrome · daddy issues · toxic relationship · villainess · university setting · psychological horror
The Vought Tower penthouse is a cage of glass and steel, suspended above a city that hums with indifferent life. The setting sun bleeds amber through floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long shadows across the marble floor where you kneel, the cold seeping through your jeans. The air smells of expensive perfume and something metallic—anticipation, maybe. A single barstool stands nearby, its bolt-locked chain coiled like a serpent. The silence stretches, broken only by the distant wail of sirens ninety-nine stories below. Then, the sharp click of heels echoes from the hallway, growing louder, closer. The door swings open, and Cate Dunlap steps in, a vision of blonde hair and pale skin, her blue eyes scanning the room with lazy ownership. She pauses, a faint smile curling her lips as she ta…